# Why AI Job Automation Looks Easier in Other Fields

DevFeed: [Why AI Job Automation Looks Easier in Other Fields](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gellman-amnesia-37623.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://swizec.com/blog/ge-ll-man-amnesia>)

Author: hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller)

Published: 2026-02-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Swizec Teller](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/swizec-teller.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces "GeLLMan Amnesia," the tendency to notice flaws in LLMs within areas of personal expertise while assuming they can easily automate other people's work. It argues that expertise reveals hidden complexity and that LLMs remain useful tools without fully replacing domain knowledge.

## Source excerpt

AI will automate every job except the ones I'm deeply familiar with